Bank overhead costs to total assets in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Burkina Faso, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank overhead costs to total assets in Burkina Faso is 1.9%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 95th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +54.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -53.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Burkina Faso
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9818 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Burkina Faso?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Burkina Faso was 1.9% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Burkina Faso ranks 95th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank overhead costs to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.